Thalapathy Vijay’s Great Betrayal: From “People’s Hero” to BJP’s Latest Puppet
In a move that has left millions of his fans stunned and tamil Nadu’s political landscape reeling, TVK chief Thalapathy Vijay is on the verge of formally joining hands with the bharatiya janata party (BJP) and the national democratic alliance (NDA). The same man who thundered from stages that he would contest alone, that he would remain “independent,” that he was entering politics only to serve the people of tamil Nadu, is now ready to climb into the saffron lap for the 2026 assembly elections. This is not alliance-building. This is surrender. This is the brutal murder of a carefully crafted political image, executed in broad daylight.The “Independent” Myth That Lasted Six MonthsFor over a year, Vijay sold the dream of a third front — a clean, people-powered alternative to both the corrupt Dravidian giants and the “north Indian” BJP. His rallies were packed. His speeches dripped with anti-BJP, anti-Modi rhetoric. He mocked the “double-engine sarkar” slogan. He promised a tamil Nadu free from Delhi’s remote control. Six months. That’s how long the independence lasted. 

Now the same voice that once roared “I will go alone” is reportedly negotiating seat-sharing formulas with a party he once painted as the enemy of tamil pride. The message is clear: principles were just movie dialogues. When the cameras stopped rolling and the real power brokers called, Thalapathy knelt.BJP’s Desperate Shopping Spree in tamil Nadu
Let there be no illusion — this is not Vijay choosing the BJP. This is the bjp buying Vijay. After a decade of humiliating single-digit vote shares in tamil Nadu, the bjp is panicking. Annamalai’s loudmouth bravado has delivered exactly zero seats. The party has no grassroots, no credible allies, and no hope of touching power on its own. 

So they do what they always do when ideology fails: open the chequebook and hunt for a famous face. They tried it with Rajinikanth (failed). They begged kamal haasan (rebuffed). Now they have landed Vijay — the biggest catch of all. And just like a struggling franchise splashing cash on a fading superstar, the bjp is willing to ignore ideology, history, and public sentiment as long as the billboard looks good.The 26% Vote Share That Was Never Real

TVK supporters love to parrot the “26% vote share” figure thrown around by certain pollsters. Let’s kill that delusion right now. That number was always a fantasy built on Vijay’s cinematic fandom, not political groundwork. Six months of actual campaigning have exposed the truth: TVK has no booth-level workers, no panchayat presidents, no credible second-rung leadership, and zero policy documents. The only thing it had was Vijay’s face on flex banners. 

The moment that face agrees to stand under a lotus symbol, the entire 26% illusion collapses. A huge chunk of Vijay’s fan base is fiercely anti-BJP and anti-Hindutva. They worshipped the actor, not the politician. When they see their Thalapathy holding amit Shah’s hand, the betrayal will be visceral. watch that 26% melt faster than an ice cream cone in Chennai's summer.The AIADMK Ghost Laughing in the Background
The BJP’s master plan is to rope in AIADMK as well, creating a grand anti-DMK front. Someone should remind delhi that the AIADMK cadre still burns bjp flags every time annamalai opens his mouth. Edappadi Palaniswami has openly called the bjp “untrustworthy” and “anti-Tamil.”But facts don’t matter when you’re desperate. The bjp is ready to swallow every insult, rewrite every old speech, and pretend yesterday’s enemies are today’s brothers — as long as the arithmetic looks good on paper.The Final Nail: From Reel hero to Real Zero
Vijay spent three decades building an on-screen image of the angry young man who fights the system, exposes corruption, and stands with the common man against powerful villains. In real life, he is about to become the villain. He is set to embrace the very party that demolished tamil Nadu’s pride on demonetisation, GST, NEET, Cauvery, and a hundred other issues. He is ready to campaign alongside the same leaders who called tamil Nadu protesters “anti-national” during the anti-CAA stir. 

He is willing to dilute every promise he made, just for a few extra seats and a photo-op with Modi. This is not political pragmatism. This is the most expensive character assassination in tamil political history — self-inflicted. Tamil Nadu deserved a genuine alternative. Instead, it got another season of the same old soap opera, now with extra saffron colouring. 

Welcome to the bjp, Thalapathy. The people you claimed to fight for will never forgive you.
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03/12/2025 02:30 AM